1. INDIA’S FIRST EMPIRES
CHAPTER 6 SECTION 3

2. MAIN IDEAS
THE MAURYAN DYNASTY: The Mauryan dynasty built India’s first great empire.
THE GUPTA EMPIRE: The Gupta empire reunited much of northern India and became wealthy through trade.
INDIAN LITERATURE AND SCIENCE: The Mauryan and Gupta empires made important contributions in literature, math, and science.

3. PLACES TO KNOW
PATALIPUTRA:

4. PEOPLE TO KNOW
CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA:
ASOKA:
KALIDASA:

5. VOCABULARY
DYNASTY:
STUPA:
PILGRIM:

6. QUESTIONS TO ANSWER SUMMARIZE: Why was Asoka an important ruler?
EXPLAIN: How did the Gupta empire become wealthy?
SUMMARIZE: In what branches of science did ancient Indians make advances?